bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hard feelings; (mutual) resentment
training range; training grounds; training area
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
permission; approval; authorization; license
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
match; game; bout; contest
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
front; frontage; facade; main
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch